Henry Collingridge

Henry Collingridge (1942-) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1990, succeeding Margaret Thatcher and preceding Francis Urquhart. A member of the Conservative Party, he resigned over a scandal involving his alleged inside trading, as well as his alcoholic brother.

Biography
Henry Collingridge was a Conservative Party politician, and he was known as a decent man, although a passive and indecisive one. He served as Minister for the Environment and Minister for Inner-City Growth under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher before winning the 1990 party leadership contest that followed Thatcher's resignation. He was seen as "the acceptable face of capitalism", and he made it his goal to see the British people "come together". Collingridge's moderate views led to him rejecting Chief Whip Francis Urquhart's rejected right-wing cabinet, as well as Urquhart's participation in the new cabinet. This led to Urquhart leaking delicate information to the press, and a fabricated scandal concerning Collingridge's alcoholic brother and insider trading led to his resignation after a very brief period in office.